Vaene juut

from Supersargasso by Taak

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Vaene juut / The Poor Jew
My life has wound down, my beard is scarce, my children are dead and my wife has eloped. Happiness is deceptive and brittle. Despite reciting all the prayers, I’m left with nothing but poisin and misery in my granary, old pots and rusting metal bars in my delapidated scrap iron shop. Why was I created, o Lord? Why are you dooming me? Why is flesh drying upon my bones? (Written in 1937)

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Otsa sai mu elu hoogsus,
tuhmus silm ja raagus habe,
lapsed lõppend, naine jooksus —
õnn on petlik, õnn on rabe.
Kuigi hoolsalt loen kõik palved,
ikka sisaldavad salved
vihajuurt ja pöörirohtu,
nuttu, ulgumist ja ohtu.

“Kirju Kassi” kõrtsi kõrval
pean nüüd vanaraua poodi,
elan siin kui kärbes tõrval;
kitsas laud ja kõva voodi,
suitsend lõukal tühjad potid,
keldris krabistavad rotid,
ja mu kavatsuste kõrgus
lämbub hallis tolmuvõrgus.

Võtmed, lukud, rummud, tangid,
kastrulid ja vanad kahvlid,
roostetavad rauakangid,
kolisevad plekitahvlid.
Äri pole äri moodi,
Issand Jumal, miks mind loodi,
kukrus kõlksub viimne seekel,
mene, mene, tekel!

Kuis küll nagu raske sadu
oh, Jehoova, sinu viha
toob mul hukatust ja kadu,
kuivab luude pealt mu liha.
Kuhu, süda, välja tüürid —
ahervared, nutumüürid.
Kustub elu mustas norus
hädaorus.

credits

from Supersargasso, released April 11, 2016
Music: Kristjan Virma
Lyrics: Kersti Merilaas

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Taak Tallinn, Estonia

Taak’s dark, pithy and traditional hard rock is accentuated by layered and terse Estonian lyrics. Although genre-wise belonging in the same bin with influential precursors from Black Sabbath to Electric Wizard, their music’s hyperborean atmosphere and distinct vocal timbre make Taak instantly recognisable. ... more

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